February 23, 2015, 5:42PM

New Orleans police have asked the public for help finding the man they say tired to kill his 16-year-old son early Sunday morning (Feb. 22) in eastern New Orleans. Clayton Mays, 38, is accused by police of shooting the teenager around 12:20 a.m. at his estranged girlfriend's home in the 7500 block of Forum Boulevard in the Little Woods neighborhood.... Full story »

February 23, 2015, 5:30PM

A man who died Saturday (Feb. 21) at the hospital after police said he was shot multiple times at Pauger Street and St. Claude Avenue has been identified as Oliver Lloyd, 45. New Orleans Coroner Dr. Jeffrey Rouse said Lloyd died of multiple gunshot wounds. New Orleans police found Lloyd on the ground around 6 p.m. EMS transported him to... Full story »

February 23, 2015, 5:18PM

Authorities have arrested four men suspected of distributing thousands of pornographic images involving children, according to a statement from Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell's office. Brian Boiteaux, 28, Scott Whittington, 45, Jimmy Parker, 44, and Zachary Hardouin, 32, were arrested on charges of possession of child pornography and face up to twenty-year prison sentences on each count if convicted at trial.... Full story »

February 23, 2015, 5:18PM

New Orleans police are searching for the gunman who robbed a 28-year-old woman of her vehicle early Monday morning (Feb. 23) in eastern New Orleans. The woman told investigators she was taking items out of her car shortly before 5 a.m. in the 13000 block of North Lemans Street in the Village de l'Est neighborhood of eastern New Orleans. A... Full story »

February 23, 2015, 5:16PM

A woman suspected of participating in an armed robbery in eastern New Orleans last month was arrested Sunday (Feb. 22), police said. Ashley Wooten is being held on a $45,000 bond after being booked on charges of principle to armed robbery with a firearm, records show. Police say Wooten and another suspect who is still at large held up a... Full story »

February 23, 2015, 4:58PM

Nearly 10,000 miles separate the two locations, but common bonds were evident when a delegation of Indonesian advocates visited New Orleans Monday afternoon (Feb. 23) to discuss police oversight with the city's Independent Police Monitor. The three-person delegation, in town as part of a U.S. Department of State and New Orleans Citizen Diplomacy Council initiative, spent upwards of an hour... Full story »

February 23, 2015, 4:42PM

New Orleans police estimate Arthur Toledano was driving 71 mph on Paris Avenue moments before he struck two children in a crosswalk and then fled the scene of a first-grader's death last February. The revelation by an NOPD traffic fatalities investigator came on the first day of testimony in Toledano's bench trial on charges of manslaughter and felony hit-and-run. Toledano, 23, faces... Full story »

February 23, 2015, 2:00PM

Shaud Wilson, right, was a first-grader at Akili Academy who died about one hour after being struck by a car driven by Arthur Toledano on Paris Avenue in Gentilly. Sister Shanaya, left, also was struck but recovered from her injuries.

February 23, 2015, 1:55PM

Defendant Arthur Toledano, center, leaves the Orleans Parish criminal courthouse Monday (Feb. 23, 2015) following the first day of testimony in his trial. Toledano, 23, is accused of manslaughter and felony hit-and-run in connection with last February's death of Shaud Wilson, a Gentilly 6-year-old struck by a car while crossing Paris Avenue to his school bus stop.

February 23, 2015, 11:20AM

A 20-year-old man involved in a car accident Sunday night (Feb. 22) ended up the victim of an armed robbery, New Orleans police said, with the suspected gunman driving off in a red Porsche with a bullet hole near the passenger side door. The victim told investigators he was in a car accident with a white Ford Expedition around... Full story »

February 22, 2015, 10:50PM

New Orleans police are searching for a man who stole a car Saturday (Feb. 21) in the 9th Ward. According to police, a 24-year-old man parked his blue 2001 4-door Nissan Maxima near the intersection of Metropolitan and Elder Streets at 9 p.m. and entered a friend's residence. When he returned to his car, he found another man sitting in... Full story »

February 22, 2015, 10:42PM

New Orleans Police are searching for a 72-year-old man in connection to a Saturday night homicide on St. Claude Avenue. Authorities are asking the public's help to locate Donald "Bilal" Williams for questioning in the shooting of a 45-year-old man near Pauger Street. Around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, officers found the victim suffering multiple gunshot wounds. EMS transported the man to... Full story »

February 22, 2015, 4:35PM

New Orleans police arrested 24-year-old Dawn Patterson for shooting a 21-year-old woman Saturday in Algiers. Patterson turned herself in to the NOPD's Fourth District station shortly after the 6:30 p.m. shooting, police said. Police said Patterson and the woman fought near General Meyer Avenue and Sullen Place when Patterson fired a handgun, striking the woman in the throat. Patterson fled the scene... Full story »

February 22, 2015, 9:39AM

A 16-year-old boy was shot inside an eastern New Orleans house early Sunday morning (Feb. 22), New Orleans Police said. Authorities are searching for the suspected gunman, whom they have identified as Clayton Mays, 39. According to police, Mays went to a house in the 7500 block of Forum Boulevard around 12:15 a.m. after arguing on the phone with... Full story »

February 21, 2015, 7:58PM

A man shot near the Marigny Saturday night died in the hospital. Around 6 p.m., police found a man suffering multiple gunshot wounds on the ground near the intersection of St. Claude Avenue and Pauger Streets, according to the NOPD. He was transported by EMS to a hospital where he died. Investigators are attempting to determine a motive and... Full story »

February 21, 2015, 7:07PM

A woman was shot Saturday night in Algiers, according to the NOPD. The shooting occurred near the intersection of General Meyer Avenue and Sullen Place. Police said the woman suffered a gunshot wound to "the body." Police did not release any additional information. Full story »

February 21, 2015, 4:46PM

The NOPD investigated three armed robberies across New Orleans Friday. Just before 9 p.m., a Domino's Pizza delivery driver arrived at a home near the intersection of South Liberty and Foucher Streets to deliver pizza. When he arrived, a man armed with a revolver demanded the driver empty his pockets. The man took $40 and two pizzas before fleeing, police said.... Full story »

February 21, 2015, 4:42PM

A 15-year-old boy sexually assaulted a 4-year-old Friday in Gentilly, according to the NOPD. The incident occurred in the 4500 block of St. Anthony around 7:30 p.m. Police released no additional information, including whether the 15-year-old was arrested. Full story »

February 20, 2015, 7:44PM

New Orleans police have asked the public to help locate and identify a man accused of stealing five cartons of cigarettes from a Walgreens on Elysian Fields Avenue this week. Police said the man walked into Walgreens at 6201 Elysian Fields Ave. around 2:30 p.m. Feb. 16. He picked up several items, including the cigarettes, and placed them on the counter.... Full story »